How do you pronounce Kafka?
KAHF-kuh/ˈkɑːfkə/
Commonly said as: "kaf-KAH" with stress on the second syllable
kahf kuh
Kafka
What it is
Apache Kafka is a distributed event-streaming platform, named after the writer Franz Kafka.
Why it gets said wrong
Stress lands on the first syllable and the second reduces to "kuh". Giving both syllables equal weight is what sounds off.
Hear it in a sentence
All events are published to Kafka.
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